I have known John Izzo for over a dozen years and now you get to know him as well. John is the author of five books, including Awakening Corporate Soul, Second Innocence, and The five secrets you must discover before you die. We were both presenting at a conference recently and I grabbed John for a casual chat.

I want you to listen to what John has to say about still being curious and hungry for knowledge and how he continues to take risks and learn. It was such a great conversation I wanted to bring it to you.

Here are some of the nuggets John shares:

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• You have to know what you want to create (note: he said “create”, not “get”)
  
  
  
• Nurture relations (all the time)
  
• You have to have Grit! (be passionate and willing to dig deep)
  
• Take care of yourself so you can take care of others
  
• Stay fresh (don’t become a character of yourself)
  
• Writing keeps you fresh (it forces you to go into new frontiers)
  
• Know what drains you (before it can!)
  
• Stay interested and you will be more interesting to your clients
  
• Hangout with people better than you and seek feedback
  

Enjoy!